Echodyne Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award

Awards ceremony held at AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Denver on May 1

May 02, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echodyne has been named as a winner in the Detect and Avoid category of
the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems
International (AUVSI). Echodyne was selected from a pool of accomplished
applicants. Winners were announced during the awards ceremony at AUVSI
XPONENTIAL on Tuesday, May 1 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

Echodyne is the manufacturer of innovative high-performance radars for
autonomous machines. Their patented Metamaterial Electronically Scanning
Array (MESA) radar technology offers unprecedented detection capability
and intelligent control for autonomous vehicles and unmanned aerial
systems and enhances public safety and security for borders and critical
national infrastructure.

“The unmanned systems industry is innovating at an incredible rate and
creating tremendous benefits for our economy, lifestyle, and society,”
said Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI. “The AUVSI XCELLENCE
Awards recognize the companies and individuals who are propelling the
industry into the future.”

The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards honor innovators in the unmanned systems
industry, including individuals and organizations, with a demonstrated
commitment to advancing technology, leading and promoting safe
operations, and developing programs that use unmanned systems to improve
the human condition.

“We are pleased to receive this recognition from AUVSI. It validates our
belief that this technology will revolutionize the autonomous machines
market,” said Eben Frankenberg, Echodyne’s co-founder and Chief
Executive Officer.

As the unmanned systems industry’s largest trade show and conference,
XPONENTIAL offers a broad-based and balanced educational program
brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging
from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best
practices across vertical markets and everything in between. For more
information about the AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards and XPONENTIAL, visit xponential.org

About Echodyne

Echodyne’s innovative high-performance radar sensors are built on
patented MESA technology that provides high-resolution 3-D situational
awareness data for autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft systems,
sensitive and critical infrastructure security, and public safety. A
unique blend of agile hardware and intelligent software provides
unprecedented perception, safety, and reliability for the autonomous
age. Privately held, the company is based in Bellevue Washington, and is
backed by Bill Gates, NEA, Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, and
Lux Capital among others.

About AUVSI

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)—the
world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of
unmanned systems and robotics—represents corporations and professionals
from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and
academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial
markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org.